Flavorful Dried Fruit Bars Recipe

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"These yummy bars are packed with naturally sweet fruit and tasty spices, so no one even misses the sugar," assures field editor Ruth Seitz from Columbus Junction, Iowa.

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Flavorful Dried Fruit Bars Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + cooling Bake: 20 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

1 cup water
1/2 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup chopped pitted dried plums
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup egg substitute
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine water, dates, plums and raisins. Cook over medium heat until fruit is softened, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in butter until melted. Cool. Stir in egg substitute and vanilla. In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients; stir in fruit mixture.
Spread into an 11-in. x 7-in. baking pan that has been coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals 171 calories,263 mg sodium, trace cholesterol, 23 gm carbohydrate, 3 gm protein, 8 gm fat. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fat, 1 starch, 1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Flavorful Dried Fruit Bars in Taste of Home December/January 1999, p17